Press-fitting device

ABSTRACT

The press-fitting device has: a base; a rear surface plate; and a vertical operation section and mounts PF terminals having a shoulder section and a PF section to the member to be mounted. Provided on the vertical operation section are: an insertion path wherein a continuous PF terminal body formed by consecutive PF terminals is inserted; a movable feeding means that feeds the continuous PF terminal body along; a dividing means that divides the continuous PF terminal body into individual PF terminals; and a mounting means that mounts the PF terminals to the mounting member. A fixed feeding means is fixed to the rear surface plate in a static state relative to the vertical operation section, and restricts continuous PF terminal body movement that is in conjunction with the vertical operation section. The PF terminals are mounted to the mounting member by the vertical movement of the vertical operation section.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to a press-fitting device being capable ofcontinuously performing a series of processes for mounting a continuouspress-fit terminal body in which press-fit terminals having shouldersare continuously formed in a wire rod by being divided into press-fitterminals and being press-fitted to a mounting member such as asubstrate.

BACKGROUND ART

Contacts and terminals have been mounted to a mounting member by makinguse of an exclusive device heretofore. As a device for press-fitting andmounting such terminals to the substrates, for example, the followingPatent Document 1 discloses an invention of a contact press-fittingdevice. The contact press-fitting device disclosed in the followingPatent Document 1 is made up of: a contact grasping mechanism includinga front and a rear grasping member for holding the press-fitting sectionfrom the front and the rear thereof, a pressing roller for moving a headof the rear grasping member forward and backward, and a verticalcylinder for rotating the front grasping member; and a mechanism formoving the contact grasping mechanism upward and downward. When thepress-fitting section is held between the front grasping head and therear grasping head, a contact section is received into the receivingspace opened toward the lateral direction, and after the press-fittingsection is press-fitted into a press-fitting hole of a substrate, thefront grasping member is rotated so that the receiving space is locatedoutside of the contact section in the lateral direction, thus thecontact grasping mechanism moves upward so that the front grasping headdoes not interfere with the contact section.

With such the constitution, according to the invention of the contactpress-fitting device disclosed in the following Patent Document 1, nodimensional limitation for the front grasping member is needed, strengthof the rear grasping member, of course, and of the front graspingmember, also, can be designed to be a great value, the problem of damagecan be solved, thus the contact can be automatically press-fitted intothe press-fitting hole of the substrate with keeping a sufficientstrength.

Further, there exists a contact which is made of a wire material, and adevice for press-fitting the contact made of such a wire material into asubstrate is also known. For example, the following Patent Document 2discloses an invention of a pin driving device for driving a pin(terminal) into a substrate. The pin driving device disclosed in thefollowing Patent Document 2 includes: a pair of feeding rollers forholding a wire material which is continuously fed, for imparting afeeding force to the wire material with its rotation, and forintermittently feeding the wire material by rotating at everypredetermined time intervals; a pair of forming tools which wait on theway of the feeding path for the wire material, and which molding-clampto hold the wire material and at least form a taper-like section on oneportion of the wire material during the stop moment of feeding of thewire material, a cutting mechanism for cutting the wire material whichis subsequently fed upon completion of the forming process at the mostdiameter-reduced portion or its vicinity of the taper-like section; anda pin driving mechanism for receiving the wire material which is cut bythe cutting mechanism and inserting into a substrate.

With such a constitution, according to the invention of the pin drivingdevice disclosed in the following Patent Document 2, since the processof driving the wire material into the substrate can be automated, thusthe process which is manually implemented in prior can be automated, theproduction efficiency can be improved.

Further, the following Patent Document 3 discloses an invention of pininsertion mechanism for inserting a pin which is divided at a narrowpart of a wire material into an object material such as a printedcircuit board. The invention of the pin insertion mechanism disclosed inthe following Patent Document 3 includes: a pin feeding chuck sectionwhich reciprocatingly moves along the longitudinal direction of the wirematerial, and is disposed on the outside of the wire material so as tobe able to hold the wire material; and an openable and closeable pininsertion chuck section which reciprocatingly moves along thelongitudinal direction of the wire material, and is disposed one theoutside of the pin feeding chuck section so as to be able to hold thewire material at the front side of the pin feeding chuck section;wherein the pin insertion chuck section rotates about the central axisof the wire material.

With such a constitution, according to the invention of the pin drivingdevice disclosed in the following Patent Document 3, since the narrowpart is cut not by slice-cut but by twist-cut, thus the cutting scrapesare difficult to be generated and to be scattered over the object, andfurther, burrs and sags can be less generated on the tip of the pinwhich is cut apart from the wire material.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS Patent Documents

Patent Document 1 JP2005-071729, A

Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent No. 2689001, B

Patent Document 3 JP2008-282741, A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

A press-fit terminal in which a wire material is formed with a press-fitsection to be press-fitted into a through-hole formed in a substrate anda shoulder to be pressed by a jig is known. Such the press-fit terminalis press-fitted into and mounted onto the substrate by making use of thejig in the state that they are divided each other. On the other hand, inthe case that the press-fit terminal is made of a wire material, oneseries of continuous press-fit terminal body in which a plurality ofpress-fit terminals are continuously joined is formed during the formingprocess. If the continuous press-fit terminal body can be continuouslymounted onto the substrate etc. as in the respective inventionsdisclosed in the above Patent Documents 1 to 3, it can be veryconvenient since the production efficiency is improved.

However, the contact press-fitting device disclosed in the above PatentDocument 1 is the invention in which the contacts having press-fittingsection which are laterally joined each other are press-fitted, thus itcannot apply to the terminals which are formed of the wire material.Further, in the inventions of pin driving device disclosed in the abovePatent Document 1 or of pin insertion mechanism disclosed in the abovePatent Document 2, the pin to be driven has no press-fitting section;therefore, since a sufficient force for press-fitting the press-fitsection into the substrate etc cannot be obtained, it is difficult tomount the press-fit terminals. Therefore, in the inventions disclosed inthe above Patent Documents 1 to 3, it is difficult to press-fit into andmount onto the continuous press-fit terminal body the member to beattached such as the substrate.

This invention aims to solve the such problem of the prior art, and aimsto provide a press-fitting device being able to divide a continuouspress-fit terminal body which is continuously fed and has shoulders intorespective press-fit and to press-fit into and mount onto a substrateetc.

Means for Solving the Problem

In order to solve the above problem, a press-fitting device of the firstaspect of the present invention is for mounting a press-fit terminalhaving a shoulder and a press-fit section to a member to be attached,and the press-fitting device includes: a base to which the member to beattached is mounted; a rear plate perpendicularly disposed with respectto the base; and a vertical operation section attached to the rear plateso as to move upward and downward; wherein the vertical operationsection is provided with: an insertion passage through which acontinuous press-fit terminal body made up of the plurality of press-fitterminal being serially formed on a wire material is inserted; at leastone movable feeding means for feeding the continuous press-fit terminalbody inserted inside the insertion passage into one direction; adividing means for dividing the continuous press-fit terminal body intothe respective press-fit terminals; and a mounting means for mountingthe divided press-fit terminals onto the member to be attached; the rearplate is provided with a fixed feeding means which is stationary fixedwith respect to the vertical operation section and restricts themovement of the continuous press-fit terminal body in response with theupward movement of the vertical operation section, the press-fitterminal is mounted onto the member to be attached by means of upwardand downward movement of the vertical operation section.

Further, according to the pres-fitting device of the second aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the first aspect, the movable feeding meanshas: a first attachment section attached to a front face opposite to therear surface plate body of the vertical operation section; a firstdownward suspended section downwardly suspended from the central portionof the first attachment section; a first extended section extended fromthe lower side of the first downward suspended section toward theinsertion passage; and a feeding claw section which is placed at bothsides of the continuous press-fit terminal body inserted through theinsertion passage of the distal end side of the first extended sectionand has a width being able to press the shoulder section; when thevertical operation section moves downward, at least one shoulder formedon the continuous press-fit terminal body is pressed by a first pressingsection of the feeding claw section of the distal end side thereby thecontinuous press-fit terminal body is fed downward.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the third aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the second aspect, the movable feeding meansis attached so as to be able to move apart from the front face of thevertical operation section with the first attachment section as afulcrum; the feeding claw section is formed with a first slant sectioninclining toward the insertion passage at the upper opposing side of thefirst pressing section thereof; when the vertical operation sectionmoves upward, since the shoulder section of the continuous press-fitterminal body which is restricted to move upward together with thevertical operation section by the fixed feeding means abuts the firstslant section of the feeding claw section and the movable feeding meansmoves in a direction apart from the insertion passage with the firstattachment section as the fulcrum, thus the shoulder section and thepress-fit section of the continuous press-fit terminal body can bepassed through the insertion passage.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the fourth aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the first aspect, the mounting means isprovided with a movable press-fitting means, and the movablepress-fitting means has: a second attachment section attached to a frontface opposite to the rear surface plate body of the vertical operationsection; a second downward suspended section downwardly suspended fromthe central portion of the second attachment section; a second extendedsection extended from the lower side of the second downward suspendedsection toward the insertion passage; and a press-fitting claw sectionwhich is placed at both sides of the continuous press-fit terminal bodyinserted through the insertion passage of the distal end side of thesecond extended section and has a width being able to press the shouldersection; when the vertical operation section moves downward, theshoulder of the press-fit terminal which is divided by the dividingmeans from the continuous press-fit terminal body is pressed by a secondpressing section of the press-fitting claw section of the distal endside, thus the press-fit terminal is mounted onto the member to beattached.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the fifth aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the fourth aspect, the movable press-fittingmeans is attached so as to be able to move apart from the front face ofthe vertical operation section with the second attachment section as afulcrum; the feeding claw section is formed with a second slant sectioninclining toward the insertion passage at the upper opposing side of thesecond pressing section thereof; when the vertical operation sectionmoves upward, since the shoulder section of the press-fit terminal whichis restricted to move upward together with the vertical operationsection by the fixed feeding means abuts the second slant section of thepress-fitting claw section and the movable press-fitting means moves ina direction apart from the insertion passage with the second attachmentsection as the fulcrum, thus the shoulder section and the press-fitsection of the press-fit terminal can be passed through the insertionpassage.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the sixth aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the first aspect, the fixed feeding meanshas: a support member which is attached to the rear plate and extendedto a front face side opposite to the rear plate; a third attachmentsection attached to the support member; a third downward suspendedsection downwardly suspended from the central portion of the thirdattachment section; a third extended section extended from the lowerside of the third downward suspended section toward the insertionpassage; and a restraining claw section placed at both sides of thecontinuous PF terminal body inserted through the insertion passage ofthe distal end side of the third extended section and has a width beingable to press the shoulder section; when the vertical operation sectionmoves upward, since at least one shoulder section formed on thecontinuous press-fit terminal body is engaged with a third pressingsection of the lower end side of the restraining claw section, thusupward movement of the continuous press-fitting terminal body togetherwith the vertical operation section is restricted.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the seventh aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the sixth aspect, the fixed feeding means isattached so as to be able to move apart from a front face of thevertical operation section with the third attachment section as afulcrum; the restraining claw section is formed with a third slantsection inclining toward the insertion passage at the upper opposingside of the third pressing section thereof; when the vertical operationsection moves upward, since the shoulder section of the continuouspress-fit terminal body which is fed downward by the movable feedingmeans abuts the third slant section of the restraining claw section andthe fixed feeding means moves in a direction apart from the insertionpassage with the third attachment section as the fulcrum, thus theshoulder section and the press-fit section of the continuous press-fitterminal body can be passed therethrough.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the eighth aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the first aspect, the dividing means isprovided with a twist cutting section rotatably disposed about theinsertion passage as its axis; after a press-fit terminal of the distalend side of the continuous press-fit terminal body which is just beforedividing is introduced into the insertion passage of the twist cuttingsection, as the twist cutting section is rotated at a predeterminedangle, the press-fit terminal is divided by rotation of the press-fitterminal of the distal end side with respect to the continuous press-fitterminal body, and subsequently to the division, the twist cuttingsection is returned to the original position by further one round ofrotation or a rotating to the reverse direction.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the ninth aspect, inthe press-fitting device of the first aspect, the rear plate is providedwith a power unit having a vertically movement cam for moving thevertical operation section upward and downward, the vertical operationsection moves upward and downward in one reciprocating motion since thevertically movement cam rotates on time.

Advantageous Effect of Invention

This invention exhibits the following excellent effect due to beingprovided with the above constitution. According to the press-fittingdevice of the first aspect, it can be achieved that the continuouspress-fit terminal body in which a plurality of press-fit terminals areserially formed on the wire material is used, and that this continuouspress-fit terminal body is divided into the respective press-fitterminals and to continuously mount the press-fit terminals onto themember to be attached such as a substrate and a connector.

Further, according to the second aspect of the press-fitting device, bymeans of the first pressing section of the feeding claw section providedon the movable feeding means provided on the vertical operation sectionas a means for feeding the continuous press-fit terminal body, theshoulder formed on the continuous press-fit terminal body is pressed,thus the continuous press-fit terminal body can be fed. Further, incomparing with the prior device in which the terminal is held, thedevice can feed the continuous press-fit terminal body more certainly.

Further, in order that the movable feeding means feeds the continuouspress-fit terminal body downward, the insertion passage of the movablefeeding means is formed to have a width so as to press the shouldersection which protrudes wider than the width of the wire material of thecontinuous press-fit terminal body. Therefore, when the verticaloperation section moves upward, the shoulder section and the press-fitsection which protrude wider than the width of the wire material of thecontinuous press-fit terminal body engage with the movable feedingsection, thus they cannot pass through the insertion passage. However,according to the press-fitting device of the third aspect, since themovable feeding means is provided with the first attachment sectionattached therewith so as to be able to move apart from the insertionpassage of the vertical operation section, when the shoulder section andthe press-fit section of the continuous press-fit terminal body which isrestricted to move abut the first slant section of the feeding clawsection of the movable feeding means which moves upward, the movablefeeding means moves apart from the insertion passage with the firstattachment section as a fulcrum, thus the continuous press-fit terminalbody can be passed through the insertion passage. Therefore, thepress-fit terminal body can be smoothly fed by the vertical operationsection only moving upward and downward.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the fourth aspect, bymeans of the press-fitting claw section which is provided on thevertical operation section as a means for mounting the press-fitterminal divided apart from the continuous press-fit terminal body tothe member to be attached, with the downward movement of the verticaloperation section, the shoulder section of the press-fit terminal can bepressed and the press-fit terminal can be mounted.

Further, in order that the movable press-fitting means mounts thepress-it terminal to the substrate, the insertion passage of the movablepress-fitting means is formed to have a width so as to press theshoulder section which protrudes wider than the width of the wirematerial of the press-fit terminal. Therefore, when the verticaloperation section moves upward, the shoulder section and the press-fitsection protruding wider than the width of the wire material of thepress-fit terminal which is divided for and disposed for subsequentmounting process cannot pass through the insertion passage. However,according to the press-fitting device of the fifth aspect, since themovable press-fitting means is provided with the second attachmentsection which is movable apart from the insertion passage, when theshoulder section and the press-fit section of the press-fit terminalwhich is restricted to move abut the second slant section, the movablepress-fitting means moves apart from the insertion passage with thesecond attachment section as a fulcrum, thus the shoulder section andthe press-fit section can be passed through the insertion passage.Therefore, the press-fit terminal body can be smoothly mounted by thevertical operation section moving only upward and downward.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the sixth aspect,since the shoulder section formed on the continuous press-fit terminalbody is engaged with the restraining claw section of the fixed feedingmeans provided on the rear surface plate body when the verticaloperation section moves upward, the continuous press-fit terminal bodycan be restricted to move upward together with the upward movement ofthe vertical operation section and can be fed downward with respect tothe vertical operation section moving upward.

Further, in order that the fixed feeding means restricts the upwardmovement of the continuous press-fit terminal body together in responsewith the upward movement of the vertical operation section, theinsertion passage of the fixed feeding means is formed to have a widthso as to press the shoulder section which protrudes wider than the widthof the wire material of the continuous press-fit terminal body.Therefore, when the vertical operation section moves downward, theshoulder section and the press-fit section which protrude wider than thewidth of the wire material of the continuous press-fit terminal bodycannot pass through the insertion passage. However, according to thepress-fitting device of the seventh aspect, since the fixed feedingmeans is provided with the third attachment section attached therewithso as to be able to move apart from the insertion passage of thevertical operation section, when the shoulder section and the press-fitsection of the continuous press-fit terminal body which is restricted tomove downward to abut the third slant section of the fixed feedingmeans, the fixed feeding means moves apart from the insertion passagewith the third attachment section as a fulcrum, thus the continuouspress-fit terminal body can be passed through the insertion passage.Therefore, the press-fit terminal body can be smoothly fed by thevertical operation section only moving upward and downward.

Further, according to the press-fitting device of the eighth aspect,since the dividing process of the continuous press-fit terminal bodyinto the press-fit terminal is implemented by a twist cut action, thecutting surface exhibits a spiral shape, thus the burrs which may beformed if it is slice cut can be less generated. Further, after thepress-fit terminals are divided by rotating the twist cutting section ata predetermined angle, the twist cutting section returns to the originalposition and is prepared for the subsequent dividing process. As for themethod for returning the twist cut section to the original position,there are a method in which the twist cutting section is rotated at thepredetermined angle to divide the press-fit terminal and thereafter thetwist cutting section is rotated for one round in the same direction(the method to rotate at 360° from the original position) and anothermethod in which the twist cutting section is rotated at a predeterminedangle and thereafter the twist cutting section is rotated in theopposite direction. These methods can be selected in accordance with thespecifications of the press-fitting device and the facilities to whichthe press-fitting device is installed. In this way, according to thepress-fitting device of the eighth aspect, since the twist cuttingsection which is cut is returned to the original position and isoriented to the predetermined direction for mounting to the member to beattached, thus dividing the continuous press-fit terminal body can berepeatedly implemented. Here, the predetermined angle can be any angleto which the press-fit terminal disposed on the distal end side of thecontinuous press-fit terminal body can be rotated and twisted and cut,e.g. from 110° to 150°. Further, since the dividing angle is differentdepends on the thickness and the material of the press-fit terminal etc,therefore, the angle suitable for dividing in accordance with thepress-fit terminal terminals to be used can be selected.

According to the press-fitting device of the ninth aspect, since themovement of the vertical operation section can be implemented by onlyrotating the vertically movement cam, thus the press-fit terminals arecontinuously mounted with a high efficiency.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a front elevational view of a press-fitting device of oneembodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a side elevational view of the press-fitting device of theembodiment.

FIG. 3A shows a top plan view of a press-fit terminal. FIG. 3B shows atop plane view of a continuous press-fit terminal body.

FIG. 4A shows a front enlarged and elevational view of a movable feedingmeans. FIG. 4B shows a side elevational view. FIG. 4C shows a sideelevational view of the state in which the movable feeding means ismoved from the state shown in FIG. 4B. FIG. 4D shows a front elevationalview of the movable feeding means only. FIG. 4E shows a side elevationalview.

FIG. 5A shows a front elevational view of a dividing means in enlargedand partially cut state. FIG. 5B shows a side elevational view inpartially cut state. FIGS. 5C and 5D show typical perspective views ofthe continuous press-fit terminal body in the divided state.

FIG. 6A shows an enlarged front elevational view of an insertion means.FIG. 6B shows a side elevational view. FIG. 6C shows a side elevationalview of the state in which the movable press-fitting means is moved formthe state shown in FIG. 6B. FIG. 6E shows a side elevational view.

FIG. 7A shows a front enlarged and elevational view of a fixed feedingmeans. FIG. 7B shows a side elevational view. FIG. 7C shows a sideelevational view of the state in which the fixed feeding means is movedfrom the state shown in FIG. 7B. FIG. 7D shows a front elevational viewof the fixed feeding means only. FIG. 7E shows a side elevational view.

FIGS. 8A to 8C show front elevational views depicting a process formounting the press-fit terminal by making use of the press-fittingdevice.

FIGS. 9A to 9C show side elevational views depicting a process formounting the press-fit terminal by making use of the press-fittingdevice.

EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafterwith referring to the drawings. The following embodiment is to exemplifya press-fitting device for embodying the technical concept of thepresent invention, and is not intended to limit the present inventioninto the follows but can also be equally applicable to other embodimentswithin the scope of the claims.

Embodiment

The press-fitting device 10 of the embodiment is, as shown in FIGS. 1and 2, a device for feeding a continuous press-fit terminal body 61(hereinafter referred to as continuous PF terminal body, refer to FIG.3B), dividing the continuous PF terminal body into a respectivepress-fit terminal 54 (hereinafter referred to as PF terminal, refer toFIG. 3A), and continuously performing the mounting process of the PFterminal to a mounting member 13 such as a housing constituting asubstrate or connector.

The PF terminal 54 and the continuous PF terminal body 61 used in thepress-fitting device 10 are explained first of all, before thepress-fitting device 10 of the embodiment is explained. The continuousPF terminal body 61 is, as shown in FIG. 3B, formed so that theplurality of PF terminals 54 are continuously formed in a wire material.The PF terminal 54 is configured to be formed, as shown in FIG. 3A, witha distal section 56 to be inserted to a substrate at one end and aconnecting section 57 at the other end. A press-fit section 58(hereinafter referred to as PF section) is formed on the wire material55 at the distal section 56 side. Shoulders 59 are formed above the PFsection 58, i.e. the side at which the connecting section 57 is formed,adjacent to the PF section 58.

The continuous PF terminal body 61 is formed in one line as one wirematerial 55 having joining sections 60 in which the distal section 56 ofone PF terminal 54 is joined to the connecting section 57 of another PFterminal 54 and is the state before it is divided into the several PFterminal 54. The joining section 60 is formed as a valley shape so thatthe distal section 56 and the connecting section 57 are tapered. Thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 formed in this way is used in thepress-fitting device 10 of the embodiment.

Next, the press-fitting device 10 according to the embodiment will beexplained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. The press-fitting device 10has: a base 11 to be mounted on a work bench or a floor of a work areaand for mounting the mounting member 13; a rear plate 14 uprightlydisposed on the base 11; a vertical operation section 16 attached to therear plate 14 so as to move upward and downward repeatedly with respectto the rear plate 14; and a power unit 49 for moving the verticaloperation section 16 upward and downward.

The base 11 is formed as a planer body of a predetermined thickness andhaving a rectangular shape. The base 11 is provided on its upper surfacewith a mounting member installing structure 12 to which the mountingmember 13 such as a substrate and a housing to which the PF terminals 54are installed are mounted and with the rear plate 14 uprightly andvertically disposed on the base 11.

The mounting member installing structure 12 is to mount the mountingmember 13 and is able to move the mounting member 13 in a predeterminedintervals in response to the installation of the PF terminals 54. Inthis way, the PF terminals 54 can be continuously installed with thepredetermined intervals. This movement can be achieved by providing ascrew gear on the base 11 and a groove on the mounting member installingstructure 12 which groove engages with the screw gear and by rotatingthe gear.

The configuration such that the mounting member installing structure 12moves by the predetermined distance is provided by disposing: a threadedrod on the base 11 in a rotatable manner about the axis thereof aroundwhich elongated rod member is formed with threaded grooves in apredetermined pitch; and a protrusion on the mounting member installingstructure 12 which protrusion engages with the threaded grooves, and byrotating the threaded rod. The invention is not limited to the aboveconfiguration, but other known methods can be used. Further, themounting member installing structure 12 is provided with a fixingsection 12 a on its upper side.

The rear plate 14 is formed as a plate body having a predeterminedsquare area and on which rear plate 14 the vertical operation section16, a fixed feeding means 42, and a power unit 49 are disposed.

The vertical operation section 16 has an operation section main body 17which is formed in an elongated parallelepiped rectangular shape. Theoperation section main body 17 is constituted of a top face 17 a formedwith a feed port 18 into which the continuous PF terminal body 61 isfed, a bottom face 17 b from which side the PF terminals 54 are ejected,a rear face 17 d on the rear plate 14 side, a front face 17 c opposingto the rear face 17 d, and both side faces 17 e, 17 f. The verticaloperation section 16 is linearly formed inside thereof with an insertionpassage 19 which penetrates from the feed port 18 of the top face 17 athroughout to the bottom face 17 b. The continuous PF terminal body 61and the PF terminals 54 are inserted trough the insertion passage 19.

The insertion passage 19 is formed in a rectangular or quadrilateralshape so as to correspond to the cross sectional shape of the wirematerial 55 constituting the continuous PF terminal body 61 and the PFterminal 54. By forming in this shape, the continuous PF terminal body61 and the PF terminals 54 can be inserted through the insertion passage19 in a uniform orientation. Further, the feed port 18 formed in the topface 17 a of the vertical operation section 16 is provided with a taper18 a for receiving the continuous PF terminal body 61 easily.

Further, the vertical operation section 16 is further provided on thefront face 17 c with: a movable feeding means 22 for feeding thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 downward through the insertion passage 19in response to the downward movement of the vertical operation section16; a dividing means 29 for dividing the continuous PF terminal body 61into the individual PF terminals 54; and a mounting means 33 formounting the divided PF terminals 54 onto the mounting member 13. Thedividing means 29 is disposed about the insertion passage 19 as itscentral axis in a rotatable manner.

The movable feeding means 22 moves vertically along with the verticaloperation section 16 attached therewith and includes: as shown in FIG.4, a first attachment section 23 attached to the front face 17 c of thevertical operation section 16; a first downward suspended section 24downwardly suspended toward the position corresponding to the insertionpassage 19 located at the central part of the first attachment section23; a first extended section 25 extended from the lower side of thefirst downward suspended section 24 toward the insertion passage 19side; and a feeding claw section 26 having a first pressing section 27at the distal end of the first extended section 25 which first pressingsection 27 holds the continuous PF terminal body 61 inserted through theinsertion passage 19 and has a width being able to press the shouldersection 59 (refer to FIG. 4D, 4E).

Since the shoulder section 59 of the continuous PF terminal body 61 ispressed by this feeding claw section 26, the continuous PF terminal body61 is fed downward during the downward movement of the verticaloperation section 16. The vertical operation section 16 has a firstgroove section 19 a in the front face 17 c side which is formed so thatthe distal end side of the feeding claw section 26 can abut to thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 in the insertion passage 19 (refer toFIGS. 4B, 4C).

The movable feeding means 22 is attached e.g. by means of a bolt so asto be able to move apart from the front face 17 c of the verticaloperation section 16 with the first attachment section 23 as a fulcrum(refer to FIG. 4C). The feeing claw section 26 is formed with a firstslant section 28 inclining toward the insertion passage 19 at the upperopposite side opposing to the first pressing section 27.

The dividing means 29 is disposed between the movable feeding means 22of the vertical operation section 16 and the mounting means 33 thereofas shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B. The dividing means 29 is provided with a twistcutting section 30 rotatably disposed about the insertion passage 19 asits axis. This twist cutting section 30 is the section for dividing thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 which is inserted through the insertionpassage 19 of the dividing means 29 into PF terminals 54 by rotating thetwist cutting section 30 to rotate the insertion passage 19 itself inthe twist cutting section 30 and, through this rotation, applying stressto the joining section 60 of the continuous PF terminal body 61.Bearings 30 a are disposed above and below the twist cutting section 30for bearing the rotation.

In the dividing means 29 of the embodiment, twist cutting section 30 hasa rotating section 31 around which an annular groove is formed, and towhich rotating section 31 a driving belt 32 linked with the drivingmember such as a motor (not shown) is wound. With moving the drivingbelt 32 by the driving member, the rotating section 31 is rotated torotate the twist cutting section 30. The twist cutting section 30rotates in one direction, and returns to the original position byrotating one round afterward one PF terminal 54 is divided from thecontinuous PF terminal body 61. In this way, the divided PF terminal 54can be back to the original position and can penetrate throughout theinsertion passage. Further, the PF terminal can be mounted in thepredetermined orientation. By rotating the twist cutting section 30 forone round, the speed for returning the twist cutting section to theoriginal position afterward dividing the PF terminal can be increased.Since the dividing the PF terminals is implemented during the rotationof the twist cutting section, the twist cutting section can be returnedto the original position by continuously rotating the twist cuttingsection in the same direction without any other extra operations.

The twist cutting section can be returned to the original position bynot only rotating the twist cutting section for one round but alsorotating the twist cutting section in the opposite direction after thetwist cutting section is rotated at the predetermined angle and the PFterminals are divided. In this way, methods corresponding to thespecifications of the press-fitting device and the facilities to whichthe press-fitting device is installed are selected, thus the variationof the design can be increased. Here, the predetermined angle can be anyangle to which the press-fit terminal disposed on the distal end side ofthe continuous press-fit terminal body can be rotated and twisted andcut, e.g. from 110° to 150°. Since the dividing angle is differentdepends on the thickness and the material of the PF terminal etc,therefore, the suitable angle can be selected according to the PFterminals to be used. For example, the thick PF terminal and PF terminalof large size can be divided even if the rotating angle is small. Inthis case, the speed for dividing the PF terminals can be increasedsince the twist cutting section can be reversed back in a smaller angle.

The PF terminals can also be divided by half-rotating (rotating by 180°)the twist cutting section. The PF terminals are divided by repeatedlyimplementing the half rotation afterward the dividing of the PF terminalwithout the operation of returning the half-rotated twist cuttingsection to the original position. In this way, the speed of the processfor dividing the PF terminals can be increased. The methods for the halfrotation can be the rotation in the same direction or the rotation ofrepeatedly inverted in every half rotation.

The driving member for moving the driving belt 32 wound around therotating section 31 can be disposed in any desired places. In theembodiment, since the driving member is disposed on the back side of therear plate 14, the hole 14 a through which the driving belt 32 iscommunicated and which can accommodate the movement of the driving belt32 which moves upward and downward along with the vertical operationsection 16 is formed in the rear plate 14.

The mounting means 33 is the part for mounting the PF terminals 54 whichare divided by the dividing means 29 to the mounting member 13. A membersuch as a substrate and a contact housing can be used as the mountingmember 13. In this embodiment, a substrate is used.

The mounting means 33 is provided with a movable press-fitting means 34for mounting the PF terminal 54 which is inserted through the insertionpassage 19 to the mounting member 13 as shown in FIG. 6. The movablepress-fitting means 34 is constituted of: a second attachment section 35attached to the front face 17 c of the vertical operation section 16; asecond downward suspended section 36 downwardly suspended from thecentral portion so as to correspond to the insertion passage 19 of thesecond attachment section 35; a second extended section 37 extended fromthe lower side of the second downward suspended section 36 toward theinsertion passage 19 side; and a press-fitting claw section 38 having asecond pressing section 39 which is placed at both sides of the PFterminal 54 inserted through the insertion passage 19 of the distal endside of the second extended section 37 and has a width being able topress the shoulder section 59 (refer to FIGS. 6D, 6E).

The PF terminal 54 is press-fitted and mounted to the mounting member 13since the press-fitting claw section 38 presses the shoulder section 59of the PF terminal 54. The vertical operation section 16 has a secondgroove section 19 b in the front face 17 c side which is formed so thatthe distal end side of the press-fitting claw section 38 can abut to thePF terminal 54 in the insertion passage 19 (refer to FIGS. 6B, 6C).

The movable press-fitting means 34 is attached so as to be able to moveapart from the front face 17 c of the vertical operation section 16 withthe second attachment section 35 as a fulcrum (refer to FIG. 6C). Thisattachment is implemented by bolts etc. The press-fitting claw section38 is formed with a second slant section 40 inclining toward theinsertion passage 19 at the upper opposite side opposing to the secondpressing section 39.

The rear plate 14 is provided with a fixed feeding means 42. The fixedfeeding means 42 is provided with a support member 41 which is fixedonto the rear plate 14 and extended to the front face 17 c of thevertical operation section 16 as shown in FIG. 7. The support member 41is formed so as to wrap around from the rear plate 14 located on therear face 17 d side of the vertical operation section 16 to the frontface 17 c vertical operation section 16. The support member 41 is an Lshape so as to stand from the rear plate 14, then bend at the rightangle, and extend to the front face 17 c of the vertical operationsection 16. Therefore, the support member 41 does not move even if thevertical operation section 16 moves.

The support member 41 is provided with a fixed feeding means 42. Thefixed feeding means 42 is constituted of: a third attachment section 43attached to the support member 41; a third downward suspended section 44downwardly suspended from the central portion of the third attachmentsection 43 so as to correspond to the insertion passage 19; a thirdextended section 45 protruding from the lower side of the third downwardsuspended section 44 toward the insertion passage 19 side; and arestraining claw section 46 having a third pressing section 47 which isplaced at both sides of the continuous PF terminal body 61 insertedthrough the insertion passage 19 of the distal end side of the thirdextended section 45 and has a width being able to press the shouldersection 59 (refer to FIGS. 7D, 7E).

Since the shoulder section 59 of the continuous PF terminal body 61 ispressed by this restraining claw section 46, the upward movement of thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 which moves upward with the upwardmovement of the vertical operation section 16 can be restricted, as aresult, the continuous PF terminal body 61 can be fed downward withrespect to the vertical operation section 16. The vertical operationsection 16 has a third groove section 19 c in the front face 17 c sidewhich is formed so that the distal end side of the restraining clawsection 46 can abut to the continuous PF terminal body 61 in theinsertion passage 19 (refer to FIGS. 7A-7C).

The fixed feeding means 42 is attached so as to be able to move apartfrom the front face 17 c of the vertical operation section 16 with thethird attachment section 43 as a fulcrum (refer to FIG. 7C). Thisattachment is implemented by bolts etc. The restraining claw section 46is formed with a third slant section 48 inclining toward the insertionpassage 19 at the upper opposite side opposing to the third pressingsection 47.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear plate 14 is provided with a track section15 such as a rail for moving the vertical operation section 16 upwardand downward on the side on which the vertical operation section 16 isdisposed. The vertical operation section 16 is provided on the rear face17 d with a movable section 20 for engaging with the track section 15 soas to correspond to the track section 15. As the movable section 20moves upward and downward along the track section 15, the verticaloperation section 16 moves upward and downward.

As shown in FIG. 1, the power unit 49 is provided with a rotation axis52 and a vertically movement cam 50 disposed on the rotation axis 52.The rotation axis 52 is provided with a transmission section 51 aroundwhich a belt body 53 for transmitting the driving power from the drivingmember such as a motor is wound. The rotation axis 52 is rotated by therotation transmitted from the belt body 53 to the transmission section51. The vertically movement cam 50, which is formed of a circular discbody having a predetermined diameter and a predetermined thickness, isconfigured so as to rotate by being disposed so that the center of therotation axis 52 and the center of the vertically movement cam 50 arecorresponded each other.

The vertically movement cam 50 is formed with a groove 50 b on thecircumference side face 50 a thereof, and the groove 50 b and aprotrusion section 21 disposed on the vertical operation section 16 areengaged with each other. The groove 50 b is formed so that theprotrusion section 21 moves in one reciprocating motion between theuppermost portion and the lowermost portion while the verticallymovement cam 50 rotates one round. Thus, the vertical operation section16 which is provided with the protrusion section 21 moves upward anddownward in one reciprocating motion synchronizing with the motion ofprotrusion section 21 while the vertically movement cam 50 rotates oneround.

Next, referring now to FIGS. 8 and 9, the process for mounting the PFterminals 54 to the member to be attached 13 will be explained. In thepress-fitting device 10 of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,the fixed feeding means 42, the movable feeding means 22, the dividingmeans 29, and the mounting means 33 are disposed in order from the top,and the power unit 49 is disposed in the side face side thereof. Theprotrusion section 21 of the vertical operation section 16 is engagedwith the groove 50 b formed on the vertically movement cam 50 of thepower unit 49. Here, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A, one cycle or theprocess starting with positioning the vertical operation section 16 atthe uppermost position, thereafter mounting one PF terminal 54, andreturning to the original position will be explained.

First of all, as the twist cutting section 30 of the dividing means 29of the vertical operation section 16 rotates, the PF terminal 54 of thedistal end side of the continuous PF terminal body 61 is also rotatedtogether. When the PF terminal 54 is rotated at a predetermined angle,the distal end portion of the continuous PF terminal body 61 insertedthrough the insertion passage 19 of the dividing means 29 is twisted andcut off, and is divided into the PF terminal 54 (refer to FIGS. 5A, 5B).The twist cutting section 30 which divides the PF terminal 54 furtherrotates one round and returns to the original position, and is preparedfor the subsequent dividing process.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the vertical operation section 16moves downward by rotating the vertically movement cam 50 of the powerunit 49 and moving the protrusion section 21 disposed on the verticaloperation section 16 along the groove 50 b formed on the verticallymovement cam 50. With this downward movement, the continuous PF terminalbody 61 is fed downward by means of the feeding claw section 26 of themovable feeding means 22. At this moment, the distal portion of thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 is inserted into the insertion passage 19of the dividing means 29 and waits the subsequent dividing process.Further, with this downward movement, the PF terminal 54 positioned inthe movable press-fitting means 34 of the mounting means 33 is pressedby the press-fitting claw section 38 at the shoulder section 59 thereofand is press-fitted and mounted to the substrate which is the mountingmember 13.

Since the fixed feeding means 42 does not move downward in accordancewith the vertical operation section 16 when the vertical operationsection 16 moves downward, it is necessary that the restraining clawsection 46 of the fixed feeding means 42 does not obstruct the movementof the continuous PF terminal body 61 which is fed through the insertionpassage 19. Therefore, the fixed feeding means 42 is configured so as tomove apart from the insertion passage 19 with the third attachmentsection 43 as the fulcrum (refer to FIG. 7C). In this way, when theshoulder section 59 of the continuous PF terminal body 61 which is feddownward abuts the first slant section 28 of the restraining clawsection 46, the fixed feeding means 42 moves in the direction apart fromthe insertion passage 19 with the third attachment section 43 as afulcrum. Thus, the restraining claw section 46 moves outward from insideof the insertion passage 19 to widen the insertion passage 19 and theshoulder section 59 and the PF section 58 of the continuous PF terminalbody 61 can be passed therethrough. Since the third slant section 48 isformed on the upper portion of the restraining claw section 46, themovement of the fixed feeding means 42 due to the abutment of theshoulder section 59 of the continuous PF terminal body 61 is smoothened.When the PF terminal 54 is mounted, the vertical operation section 16 ispositioned at the lowermost position.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 9C, the vertical operation section16 moves upward by rotating the vertically movement cam 50 of the powerunit 49. With this upward movement, the continuous PF terminal body 61is fed downward by the fixed feeding means 42 with respect to thevertical operation section 16, i.e. the upward movement of thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 in response with the upward movement ofthe vertical operation section 16 is restricted by engaging the thirdpressing section 47 of the restraining claw section 46 of the fixedfeeding means 42 with at least one shoulder section 59 formed on thecontinuous PF terminal body 61. Therefore, the continuous PF terminalbody 61 is stationary with respect to the member other than the verticaloperation section 16 e.g. the rear plate 14 but is fed downward withrespect to the vertical operation section 16 which moves upward.

As for the movable feeding means 22 and the movable press-fitting means34 of the mounting means 33 which move upward together with the verticaloperation section 16, since the feeding claw section 26 and thepress-fitting claw section 38 which are provided thereon are positionedwithin the insertion passage 19, it is necessary so as not to obstructthe downward feed of the continuous PF terminal body 61. Therefore, themovable feeding means 22 is configured so that the movable feeding means22 moves apart from the insertion passage with the first attachmentsection 23 as the fulcrum. When the shoulder section 59 of thecontinuous PF terminal body 61 which is restricted abuts the first slantsection 28 of the feeding claw section 26 during the vertical operationsection 16 moving upward, the feeding claw section 26 moves from theinside of the insertion passage 19 since the movable feeding means 22moves in the direction apart from the insertion passage 19 with thefirst attachment section 23 as the fulcrum, thereby the shoulder section59 and the PF section 58 of the continuous PF terminal body 61 can beinserted through the insertion passage 19. Since the first slant section28 is formed on the upper portion of the feeding claw section 26, themovement of the fixed feeding means 42 due to the abutment of theshoulder section 59 of the continuous PF terminal body 61 is smoothened.

Similarly, in the movable press-fitting means 34 of the mounting means33, the movable press-fitting means 34 is configured so as to move apartfrom the insertion passage 19 with the second attachment section 35 as afulcrum. Therefore, when the vertical operation section 16 moves upward,the shoulder section 59 of the PF terminal 54 which is restricted abutsthe second slant section 40 of the press-fitting claw section 38, thusthe movable press-fitting means 34 moves apart from the insertionpassage 19 with the second attachment section 35 as the fulcrum. In thisway, since the press-fitting claw section 38 inside the insertionpassage 19 moves, thus the shoulder section 59 and the PF section 58 ofthe PF terminal 54 can be passed through the insertion passage 19. Sincethe second slant section 40 is formed on the upper portion of thepress-fitting claw section 38, the movement of the fixed feeding means42 due to the abutment of the shoulder section 59 of the continuous PFterminal body 61 is smoothened.

When the vertical operation section 16 returns to the uppermostposition, the divided PF terminal 54 of the leading end is placed on themovable feeding means 22 of the mounting means 33 so as to be pressed bythe continuous PF terminal body 61 which is restricted to move, and isprepared for the subsequent mounting process.

As described above, the one cycle of the process for mounting the PFterminal 54 is finished, and the mounting member installing structure 12disposed on the base 11 subsequently moves in a predetermined distanceand a predetermined direction to, thus the next mounting portion isarranged (refer to FIG. 8C). Repeating the above process, the PFterminals 54 can be repeatedly mounted onto the substrate. Further, bymaking use of the continuous PF terminal body in which the PF terminalsare joined, handling come to be easier than the case in which the singlePF terminals are mounted onto the member to be attached.

In order to place the PF terminal 54 in the mounting means 33 in thestate that the PF terminal can be mounted as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A,the vertical operation section 16 moves upward and downward in aplurality of times after the continuous PF terminal body 61 is fed fromthe feed port 18 into the insertion passage 19.

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-   -   10: press-fitting device    -   11: base    -   12: member to be attached    -   12 a: fixing section    -   13: substrate    -   13: mounting member    -   14: rear plate    -   14 a: hole    -   15: track section    -   16: shoulder section    -   16: vertical operation section    -   17: operation section main body    -   17 a: top face    -   17 b: bottom face    -   17 c: front face    -   17 d: rear face    -   17 e, 17 f: both side faces    -   18: feed port    -   18 a: taper    -   19: insertion passage    -   19 a: first groove section    -   19 b: second groove section    -   19 c: third groove section    -   20: movable section    -   21: protrusion section    -   22: movable feeding means    -   23: first attachment section    -   24: first downward suspended section    -   25: first extended section    -   26: feeding claw section    -   27: first pressing section    -   28: first slant section    -   29: dividing means    -   30: twist cutting section    -   30 a: bearing    -   30: rotating section    -   32: riving belt    -   33: mounting means    -   34: movable press-fitting means    -   35: second attachment section    -   36: second downward suspended section    -   37: second extended section    -   38: press-fitting claw section    -   39: second pressing section    -   40: second slant section    -   41: support member    -   42: fixed feeding means    -   43: third attachment section    -   44: third downward suspended section    -   45: third extended section    -   46: restraining claw section    -   47: third pressing section    -   48: third slant section    -   49: power unit    -   50: vertically movement cam    -   50 a: circumference side face    -   50 b: groove    -   51: transmission section    -   52: rotation axis    -   53: belt body    -   54: press-fit terminal (PF terminal)    -   55: wire material    -   56: distal section    -   57: connecting section    -   58: press-fit section (PF section)    -   59: shoulder section    -   60: joining section    -   61: continuous press-fit terminal body (continuous PF terminal        body)

1. A press-fitting device for mounting a press-fit terminal having ashoulder and a press-fit section to a member to be attached, thepress-fitting device comprising: a base to which the member to beattached is mounted; a rear plate perpendicularly disposed with respectto the base; and a vertical operation section attached to the rear plateso as to move upward and downward; wherein the vertical operationsection is provided with: an insertion passage through which acontinuous press-fit terminal body made up of the plurality of press-fitterminal being serially formed on a wire material is inserted; at leastone movable feeding means for feeding the continuous press-fit terminalbody inserted inside the insertion passage into one direction; adividing means for dividing the continuous press-fit terminal body intothe respective press-fit terminals; and a mounting means for mountingthe divided press-fit terminals onto the member to be attached; the rearplate is provided with a fixed feeding means which is stationary fixedwith respect to the vertical operation section and restricts themovement of the continuous press-fit terminal body in accordance withthe upward movement of the vertical operation section, the press-fitterminal is mounted onto the member to be attached by means of upwardand downward movement of the vertical operation section.
 2. Thepress-fitting device according to claim 1, wherein the movable feedingmeans has: a first attachment section attached to a front face oppositeto the rear surface plate body of the vertical operation section; afirst downward suspended section downwardly suspended from the centralportion of the first attachment section; a first extended sectionextended from the lower side of the first downward suspended sectiontoward the insertion passage; and a feeding claw section which is placedat both sides of the continuous press-fit terminal body inserted throughthe insertion passage of the distal end side of the first extendedsection and has a width being able to press the shoulder section; whenthe vertical operation section moves downward, at least one shoulderformed on the continuous press-fit terminal body is pressed by a firstpressing section of the feeding claw section of the distal end sidethereby the continuous press-fit terminal body is fed downward.
 3. Thepress-fitting device according to claim 2, wherein the movable feedingmeans is attached so as to be able to move apart from the front face ofthe vertical operation section with the first attachment section as afulcrum; the feeding claw section is formed with a first slant sectioninclining toward the insertion passage at the upper opposing side of thefirst pressing section thereof; when the vertical operation sectionmoves upward, since the shoulder section of the continuous press-fitterminal body which is restricted to move upward together with thevertical operation section by the fixed feeding means abuts the firstslant section of the feeding claw section and the movable feeding meansmoves in a direction apart from the insertion passage with the firstattachment section as the fulcrum, thus the shoulder section and thepress-fit section of the continuous press-fit terminal body can bepassed through the insertion passage.
 4. The press-fitting deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the mounting means is provided with amovable press-fitting means, and the movable press-fitting means has: asecond attachment section attached to a front face opposite to the rearsurface plate body of the vertical operation section; a second downwardsuspended section downwardly suspended from the central portion of thesecond attachment section; a second extended section extended from thelower side of the second downward suspended section toward the insertionpassage; and a press-fitting claw section which is placed at both sidesof the continuous press-fit terminal body inserted through the insertionpassage of the distal end side of the second extended section and has awidth being able to press the shoulder section; when the verticaloperation section moves downward, the shoulder of the press-fit terminalwhich is divided by the dividing means from the continuous press-fitterminal body is pressed by a second pressing section of thepress-fitting claw section of the distal end side, thus the press-fitterminal is mounted onto the member to be attached.
 5. The press-fittingdevice according to claim 4, wherein the movable press-fitting means isattached so as to be able to move apart from a front face of thevertical operation section with the second attachment section as thefulcrum; the press-fitting claw section is formed with a second slantsection inclining toward the insertion passage at the upper opposingside of the second pressing section thereof; when the vertical operationsection moves upward, since the shoulder section of the press-fitterminal which is restricted to move upward together with the verticaloperation section by the fixed feeding means abuts the second slantsection of the press-fitting claw section and the movable press-fittingmeans moves in a direction apart from the insertion passage with thesecond attachment section as the fulcrum, thus the shoulder section andthe press-fit section of the press-fit terminal can be passed throughthe insertion passage.
 6. The press-fitting device according to claim 1,wherein the fixed feeding means has: a support member which is attachedto the rear plate and extended to a front face side opposite to the rearplate; a third attachment section attached to the support member; athird downward suspended section downwardly suspended from the centralportion of the third attachment section; a third extended sectionextended from the lower side of the third downward suspended sectiontoward the insertion passage; and a restraining claw section placed atboth sides of the continuous PF terminal body inserted through theinsertion passage of the distal end side of the third extended sectionand has a width being able to press the shoulder section; when thevertical operation section moves upward, since at least one shouldersection formed on the continuous press-fit terminal body is engaged witha third pressing section of the lower end side of the restraining clawsection, thus upward movement of the continuous press-fitting terminalbody together with the vertical operation section is restricted.
 7. Thepress-fitting device according to claim 6, wherein the fixed feedingmeans is attached so as to be able to move apart from a front face ofthe vertical operation section with the third attachment section as afulcrum; the restraining claw section is formed with a third slantsection inclining toward the insertion passage at the upper opposingside of the third pressing section thereof; when the vertical operationsection moves upward, since the shoulder section of the continuouspress-fit terminal body which is fed downward by the movable feedingmeans abuts the third slant section of the restraining claw section andthe fixed feeding means moves in a direction apart from the insertionpassage with the third attachment section as the fulcrum, thus theshoulder section and the press-fit section of the continuous press-fitterminal body can be passed therethrough.
 8. The press-fitting deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the dividing means is provided with atwist cutting section rotatably disposed about the insertion passage asits axis; after a press-fit terminal of the distal end side of thecontinuous press-fit terminal body which is just before dividing isintroduced into the insertion passage of the twist cutting section, asthe twist cutting section is rotated at a predetermined angle, thepress-fit terminal is divided by rotation of the press-fit terminal ofthe distal end side with respect to the continuous press-fit terminalbody, and subsequently to the division, the twist cutting section isreturned to the original position by further one round of rotation or arotating to the reverse direction.
 9. The press-fitting device accordingto claim 1, wherein the rear plate is provided with a power unit havinga vertically movement cam for moving the vertical operation sectionupward and downward, the vertical operation section moves upward anddownward in one reciprocating motion since the vertically movement camrotates on time.